{"data":{"id":"us-nm/32a-5-19","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"32A-5-19","heading":"Persons whose consents or relinquishments are not required.","body":"The consent to adoption or relinquishment of parental rights required pursuant to the provisions of the Adoption Act shall not be required from:\nA. a parent whose rights with reference to the adoptee have been terminated pursuant to law;\nB. a parent who has relinquished the child to an agency for an adoption;\nC. a biological father of an adoptee conceived as a result of rape or incest;\nD. a person who has failed to respond when given notice pursuant to the provisions of Section 32A-5-27 NMSA 1978; or\nE. an alleged father who has failed to register with the putative father registry within ten days of the child's birth and is not otherwise the acknowledged father.","path":["Chapter 32A - Children's Code","ARTICLE 5 Adoptions"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18532/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"8169e3d24ee3933932bd82e21b88aefc58b620cf6cbc6a8d8496f13bc5439781","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/32a-5-18","next":"us-nm/32a-5-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}